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Tonight In Rock: The Duke Spirit, Natalie Portman's Shaved Head, Avi Buffalo, Japanese Motors

Hey Champ will be playing tonight at Spaceland | Picture via Hey Champ's Myspace
Our Pick: Andy Clockwise, Natalie Portman's Shaved Head, Broken Meters, Hey Champ @ Spaceland
Tonight Calabasas-bred rock outfit Incubus will be headlining the Hollywood Bowl with rockers the Duke Spirit in tow. Long Beach/Los Alamitos natives Avi Buffalo (LAist Interview, Review) are poised to take on the Silver Lake Lounge. Costa Mesa-based rockers Japanese Motors will be headlining the Echo. But we strongly suggest heading over to Spaceland to catch Seattle's own electro pop sensation Natalie Portman's Shaved Head. LAist favorites, Chicagoist-approved electro rock trio Hey Champ are slated to kick things off.
You can find these listings as well as the rest of the week's in our weekly Week In Rock post, which goes up every Sunday.
Hey Champ - "Cold Dust Girl"
Beyoncé @ Staples Center
Incubus, The Duke Spirit @ Hollywood Bowl
DJ AM @ The Roxy
Andy Clockwise, Natalie Portman's Shaved Head, Broken Meters, Hey Champ @ Spaceland
Last American Buffalo, Avi Buffalo, Evan Way (of the Parson Red Heads), Greg Jong @ Silver Lake Lounge
Japanese Motors, Correatown, UV Lights, Dirt Dress @ The Echo
Chantal Kreviazuk, Elizaveta, Naomi Streimer, Katie Cole @ The Hotel Café
PROTECTME, Seahouse, 60 Watt Kid, Wah Wah Exit Wound, Masters & Johnsons @ Women (1852 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles)
Woah Hunx, Coconut Coolouts, Personal and the Pizzas, The Anasazis @ The Smell
Terra Incognita, VOICEsVOICEs, Little Red Radio @ Dragonfly
Pistolero, Sederra @ Detroit Bar
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